Japanese symbol for “residents”
居留民
きょりゅうみん
Romaji: kyoryuumin
resident; residents
In Japanese, residents is 居留民, read きょりゅうみん (kyoryuumin).
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Meanings
- n resident; residents
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “residents”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 在留民 | ざいりゅうみん zairyuumin | residents |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 居る | おる oru | to be (animate); to be; to exist |
| 芝居 | しばい shibai | play; drama |
| 居住 | きょじゅう kyojuu | residence; living (at, in); abode |
| 居酒屋 | いざかや izakaya | izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ juukyo | dwelling; house; residence |
| 同居 | どうきょ doukyo | living together; coexistence |
| 留学 | りゅうがく ryuugaku | studying abroad |
| 留学生 | りゅうがくせい ryuugakusei | overseas student; exchange student |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.